Document parser int taking hex input

Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>

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@@ -170,7 +170,8 @@ Some parameters take an option of a given type, such as an integer or
 a string. The following types are used:
 
 str    String. This is a sequence of alpha characters.
-int    Integer. A whole number value, can be negative.
+int    Integer. A whole number value, can be negative. If prefixed with
+       0x, the integer is assumed to be of base 16 (hexidecimal).
 siint  SI integer. A whole number value, which may contain a postfix
        describing the base of the number. Accepted postfixes are k/m/g,
        meaning kilo, mega, and giga. So if you want to specify 4096,